Curtain and drape rod support attachment



June28, 1949. M. A. SMITH 2,474,551

CURTAIN AND DRAPE ROD SUPPORT ATTACHMENI Filed April 7 1948 1-; kv/N A. SMITH INVENTOR.

in I (BYZ g 2 Arr? Patented June 28, 1949 OFFICE CURTAIN AND DRAPE ROD SUPPORT ATTACHMENT fMarvin A. Smith, Portland, Oreg. Application April 7, 1948, Serial No. 19,523

2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in Venetian blinds and more particularly to new and novel means in the form of brackets adapted for adjustable attachment to a venetian blind supporting bracket or holder.

Heretofore it has been common practice to attach to a wall or window frame various types of brackets for suspending curtains, drapes and the like. Attachment of such brackets is usually done with nails, wood screws and the like, which of course mutilate the surface into which they are driven.

Accordingly, it is one of the principal objects of the present invention to provide new and novel right and left hand brackets readily adjustable for quick and convenient attachment to already installed Venetian blind supporting brackets or holders.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a bracket of this character which may be inexpensively made in quantities by a single punching and forming operation into right or left hand brackets. The formation of the punched blank is such that when it is folded into final form, it provides a bracket of maximum strength to resist deformation under heavy loads such as imposed by heavy drapes and the like.

These and other objects will appear as my invention is more fully and hereinafter described in the following specification, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and finally pointed out in appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a mounted Venetian blind provided with a bracket made in accordance with my invention, and showing a curtain or drape rod attached to the bracket.

Figure 2 is a plan view of a punched metal blank properly scored for folding to form either a right or left hand bracket.

Figure 3 is a plan view of an upper clip in blank form.

Figure 4 is a plan view of a lower clip blank.

Figure 5' is a perspective view of a folded and finally assembled left hand bracket.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of one form of header supporting bracket sometimes used for mounting a Venetian blind,

Figure 7 is a perspective view of another form of header supporting bracket.

Referring now more particularly to the drawmg:

With particular reference to Figure 1, reference numeral l, indicates generally, a door or window frame to which is attached, in the usual manner, a Venetian blind header indicated at 2. These headers are mounted to the door or window frames by various types of supporting brackets such for instance as the most common types illustrated in Figures 6 and 7, which include an apertured plate adapted to be mounted to the window or door frame and formed along its outer edge with means for engaging and supporting the ends of the header 2.

Readily adjustable for cooperative engagement with said plates of the various types of supporting brackets is my new and improved bracket generally indicated at 3, and formed of blank material as best illustrated in Figure 2. The blank is scored as at 4, 5, 6 and 1 for folding to provide a back wall 8, parallel side walls 9 and. I0, and two spaced apart front walls II and I2. Formed integral with each end wall is a vertical extension indicated at l3 and I4, for removable engagement with the ends of curtain rods, drapery rods, and the like as shown in Figure 1. The back wall 8, is formed with upper and lower extensions l5 and I6, respectivelly, for cooperative engagement with upper and lower clips I! and [8, respectively.

The clip I! is scored for folding as at I 9 and provided with a flat-head machine screw 20, secured to the clip against rotation by soldering, spot welding, or the like. The screw extends through an elongated slot 2| formed in the extension 65, for adjusting the clip to engage header bracket plates of various thicknesses, as aforesaid.

The lower extension l6, and the lower clip l8, are also apertured as shown to receive a machine screw 22 for adjusting the clip [8, into gripping engagement with the lower edge of the plate of a header supporting bracket.

In attaching the bracket to said plate it is merely necessary to drop the lower clip [8 sufiiciently so that it can embrace the lower edge of the plate. The clip I! is then placed over the top edge of the plate and. drawn into firm contact therewith. The clip is then locked in place by a nut on the screw 20. The lower clip l8, as previously stated is drawn upwardly into firm engagement with the lower edge of the plate by means of the screw 22.

The blank, shown in Figure 2, is so designed and scored with fold lines that it may be formed into either a right or left hand bracket by folding it rearwardly or forwardly as viewed in Figure 2 about the fold lines 5 and 6.

While I have shown a particular form of embodiment of my invention, I am aware that many minor changes therein will readily suggest themselves to others skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A curtain or drape rod support comprising in combination a pair of plates, a Venetian blind header attached to and supported by said plates, a bracket adjustably secured to each of said plates, each of said brackets having a horizontally adjustable clip attached to its top end, and a verti- 4 cally adjustable clip attached to its bottom end. 2. A curtain or drape rod support comprising in combination a pair of plates, a Venetian blind header attached to and supported by said plates, a bracket adjustably secured to each of said plates, each of said brackets having a rear wall, two parallel side walls, two spaced apart front Walls, parallel vertical extensions formed integral with said end walls, and clips adjustably attached to the upper and lower ends of said bracket for securing the bracket to said plates.

MARVIN A. SMITH.

REFERENCES CITED The following referemces are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 793,899 Nelson July 4, 1905 2,383,104 Allen Aug. 21, 1945 

